The Lawrence Welk Show (musical variety)

    [began on local Los Angeles TV in 1953]

    [original network title: "The Dodge Dancing Party"]

    (ABC Saturday Nights, 1955 - 1971;
     Syndicated)

    (Re-runs still air on PBS, Saturday nights)

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Open Theme 1: "Bubbles In The Wine"

    [aka: "Lawrence Welk Theme", this had been his band's theme
     song since the 1930s.]

     Composers: Lawrence Welk (ASCAP),
                Frank Loesser (ASCAP), and
                Robert ("Bob") Calame (Not Affiliated)

     1978 Publisher: Paramount Music Corp. (ASCAP)

     2000 Publisher: Paramount Music Corporation (ASCAP),
                        c/o Famous Music Corp.,
                        of New York, NY

     Composition Date: circa 1939

     Recording:

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Close Theme 2 [during Dodge sponsorship years]:
                                 medley of "Good Night Ladies",
                              "Hope You Had a Happy Time" (to the tune "Mary Had a Little Lamb"),
                                and "Bubbles In The Wine"

    [Lyrics: "Good-night ladies,
              Farewell gentlemen,
              So long everyone,
              It's time to leave you now...

              Hope you had a happy time,
              Happy time, happy time...
              Hope you had a happy time,

  (spoken solo:) Dodge had a good time too...

  (spoken by everyone:) Good night!"

             (segue to "Bubbles In the Wine" theme)]

     Composers: [first two are traditional nursery rhyme tunes 
                 probably adapted and arranged by Bob Calame,
                 which segue into Theme 1 above]

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Theme 3 (circa 1961): "Champagne Fanfare (Signature)"

    [This short signature was used in the Opening Medley
     preceding "Bubbles In The Wine" beginning in about 1961]

     Composer: George Cates (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: T. B. Harms Co. New Acct. (ASCAP)

     2000 Publisher: Universal/Polygram Latin Music Publishing (ASCAP),
                       c/o Universal Music Publishing Group,
                       of Los Angeles, CA

     Composition Date: 1961

     Recording:

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Theme 4 (circa 1961): "Champagne Time"

    [This was used as a closer first, and then became part of the
     opening medley as well.]

     Composer: music by George Cates (ASCAP), with
               lyrics by Mort Greene (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Champagne Music Corp. (ASCAP)

     2000 Publisher: Universal/Polygram Latin Music Publishing (ASCAP),
                       c/o Universal Music Publishing Group,
                       of Los Angeles, CA

     Published Copyright Date: Jan. 5, 1961; EP 148 456.

     Recording:

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Close Theme 5 (circa 1969): "Adios, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehn"

     Composers: George Cates (ASCAP), and
                John M. ("Jack") Elliot (ASCAP)
               [pseudonym of Irwin Elliot Zucker]

     1978 Publisher: T. B. Harms Co. New Acct. (ASCAP)

     2000 Publisher: Universal/Polygram Latin Music Publishing (ASCAP),
                       c/o Universal Music Publishing Group,
                       of Los Angeles, CA

     Unpublished Copyright Date: June 6, 1969; Eu 121 531.

     Recording:

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